Activities

Sightseeing

History & Heritage

Local Highlights

City Tour

Walking Tour

Cultural Tour

Multi-Day

Overview

You will join the bus to Cappadocia from Olympos. On your first day, you will explore the Northern Cappadocia.

06:30 Arrival in Goreme, transfer to your cave hotel & check-in.

09:30 Pick up from your cave hotel

17:00 Drop off at your accommodation

Tour Itinerary

Our Cappadocia Tour starts with a pickup service from your hotel.

DEVRENT VALLEY: Devrent is situated on the northern slopes of Aktepe, 1 km from Pasabaglar (Monks Valley) and 5 km from Avanos. The ruins at Devrent are spread over three valleys, which also house several pointed fairy chimneys with large stems.

MONKS VALLEY: The best place to see three-headed fairy chimneys. Pasabag, the Pasha's Vineyard, is surrounded by incredible natural rock formations; a spectacular scene.

AVANOS: A center of terra cotta work of art since 3000 BC, it is a town where you will be invited to visit a traditional pottery workshop, which is possibly set deep into the hillsides. The clay, which comes from the Red River passing through the town, gives life both to the land and to the local economy.

GOREME MUSEUM: Goreme an important Christian center in the early years of the Middle Ages, was a bishopric administered by Mokissos near Aksaray in the 11th and 13th centuries. Despite the vast number of monasteries, churches, and chapels in the vicinity of Goreme, there are not many inscriptions bearing dates. For this reason, these religious buildings are mainly dated according to the iconography or architectural features.

UCHISAR: Uchisar is a troglodyte town situated right in the middle of Cappadocia. It is named after the enormous piece of rock in the center of the town, which was once used as a castle. This extraordinary rock is the highest peak of the area with the view of whole Cappadocia and Erciyes (Argeus) Mountain.

2. Day: Tour of South Cappadocia

Today you have the chance to see the endless beauties of Southern Cappadocia.

09:30 Pickup from your accommodation

Tour of South Cappadocia

17:00 Drop off at your accommodation

Tour Itinerary

KIZILCUKUR: It is an isolated valley behind Urgup. It has beautiful rock formation with some great hidden rock-carved churches. The most interesting part of this area is the countless tracks connecting the small villages and towns through vineyards and gardens like a spider net. It is always possible to see villagers working in the area and offering grapes, apples or apricots to you.

CAVUSIN: One of the oldest settlements in the area, Cavusin is situated 2 km from Goreme, on the Goreme-Avanos road. The Church of St.John the Baptist offers a panoramic view of the village. This church and its paintings date back to the 5th century, making the oldest church in the region. It had a large courtyard which is unusual for Cappadocia, this has been eroded away, however.

HOSPITAL MONASTERY: One of the oldest monastery in Cappadocia.

KAYMAKLI: Kaymakli and Derinkuyu underground cities are the two largest and deepest of the 40 others in Cappadocia. They both have eight floors, although not all are open to the public.

PIGEON HOUSE: Visit the pigeon houses and rock formations

Night Bus Timing Out:

19:30 Pick up from your cave hotel

20:00 Cappadocia Bus to Istanbul (or to go to Fethiye, Antalya or Pamukkale)